Custody: Court to hear Emefiele, FG’s applications August 15

Recall on July 25, Emefiele was granted bail in the sum of N2omillion by Justice Oweibo. The judge, however, ordered that the suspended apex bank boss be kept in the custody of the Nigeria Correctional Service pending the fulfillment of his bail conditions.

But the Department of State Services insisted that Emefiele must return to its custody — a development that led to the face-off between the secret police and prison officials.The secret service proceeded to file an application before a high court of the federal capital territory seeking to further detain the suspended CBN governor.On August 3, the Federal Government also filed an application before the federal high court in Lagos, seeking leave to appeal the order granting bail to Emefiele.

In the application filed by Nkiru Jones-Nebo, a deputy director of public prosecutions of the federation, the federal government also sought a stay of execution of the order remanding Emefiele in the custody of the NCoS.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.

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